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| rau·wol·fi·a [ row wlfee ə, raw wlfee ə ] (plural rau·wol·fi·a or rau·wol·fi·as) |
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1. root used to make sedative drugs: a dried root with medicinal properties. Use: sedatives.
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2. tropical Southeast Asian tree: the tropical tree or bush whose root has medicinal properties. Native to: Southeast Asia. Latin name Rauwolfia serpentina.
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| [Mid-18th century. < modern Latin, after Leonhard Rauwolf (?-1596), German botanist and physician] |
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